FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, June 24, 2022 G-PAC Applauds Congress for Passing Gun Violence Prevention Legislation After 28 Years of Inaction Gun Violence Prevention Advocates Call for Continued Federal Urgency Following SCOTUS Ruling Chicago — The Gun Violence Prevention PAC (G-PAC) is applauding Congress for breaking their decades-long streak of inaction on gun legislation with the...Read More
We’re excited today to announce the relaunch of our partner GPEC/ICHV as One Aim Illinois! One Aim is a statewide organization with one goal: ending gun violence in Illinois. The organization is led by survivors, community organizations, and people across the state and informed by evidence-based policy to reduce gun violence and save lives. Check...Read More
Chicago is in the middle of a gun violence epidemic. Since the start of summer 2020, about 6,000 people have been shot, 1,000 of them fatally. The numbers are so large and the grief so incomprehensible it can be easy to feel hopeless, or resort to cynicism. For those lucky enough to live in areas...Read More
Dear Supporters and Friends, My name is Tre Bosley and I am a survivor of the unchecked community gun violence that claimed the life of my older brother, Terrell. Terrell was a promising musician who was killed at a church parking lot following band practice in 2006. Losing my brother to gun violence inspired me...Read More
Abbey Parks who lost her husband Clay in the Aurora Henry Pratt Co. mass shooting urges Springfield to take action on the bill. Tre Bosley who is a survivor, student, and advocate discusses losing his brother Terrell to gun violence and gun violence as a racial equity issue. Read More
COLUMN: Summer Is Coming, Illegal Guns Are Spiking — Why Are Lawmakers Waiting? By Kathleen Sances – President, Gun Violence Prevention PAC Illinois – May 12th, 2011 We see it every summer in Chicago. The weather gets warm, we spend more time outdoors, and gun violence spikes. Even last summer, during a stay-at-home order. In...Read More
Are you ready to rally in place, Kathleen? We are! TODAY gun safety advocates across Illinois will join together for a Digital Day of Action. We’ve made it easy to participate and make your voice heard wherever you are! Here’s what you need to know: WHEN TODAY from 10:15AM – 4PM we will have virtual events and...Read More
NEW POLL FINDS TWO-THIRDS OF ILLINOIS VOTERS SUPPORT LEGISLATION THAT WOULD CLOSE DANGEROUS LOOPHOLES IN ILLINOIS GUN LAWS SB 1996, the Fix the FOID Act, seeks to ensure that people with violent criminal histories cannot purchase guns CHICAGO (May 8, 2019) — A new poll released today, finds that two-thirds of Illinois voters support legislation...Read More
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